Species Information - Sarcophaga (Bercaea) africa (Wiedemann, 1824)

Musca africa Wiedemann, 1824
Sarcophaga cruentata Meigen, 1826
Sarcophaga georgina Wiedemann, 1830
Myophora squalida Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Myophora villica Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Sarcophaga aegra Walker, 1849
Myophora blondeli Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Sarcophaga consobrina [Junior secondary homonym of Myophora consobrina Robineau-Desvoidy] Rondani, 1860
Myophora capensis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Sarcophaga nurus Rondani, 1860
Sarcophaga zetterstedtii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Sarcophaga iners Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Sarcophaga pabulorum Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Sarcophaga fulvipalpis [Junior primary homonym of Sarcophaga fulvipalpis Macquart] Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Sarcophaga meigenii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Sarcophaga inclyta Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Sarcophaga praeceps Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Sarcophaga fugax Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Myophora nitida Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Myophora albidula Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Myophora commendata Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Bercaea haemathura Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Bercaea agilis [Junior secondary homonym of Sarcophaga agilis Robineau-Desvoidy] Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Bercaea oralis [Junior secondary homonym of Sarcophaga oralis Robineau-Desvoidy] Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Bercaea agraria [Junior secondary homonym of Sarcophaga agraria Robineau- Desvoidy] Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Bercaea meditata Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Sarcophaga aequipalis Thomson, 1869
Sarcophaga distinguenda Rondani, 1873
Sarcophaga sejungenda Rondani, 1873
Theria flavidula [Junior secondary homonym of Mulsantia flavidula Robineau-Desvoidy] Bigot, 1880
Thyrsotetradiscus friederichsianus Enderlein, 1928
Mesothyrsia madagascariensis [Junior secondary homonym of Sarcophaga madagascariensis Macquart] Enderlein, 1928

Life cycle; sarcosaprophagous, facultative parasite
Host: Gastropoda, Helicidae and Hygromiidae

Myiasis
Forensic indicator

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